Carlos García (baseball)

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In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
is García and the second or maternal family name is Guerrero.
For the Nicaraguan baseball executive, see Carlos García Solórzano.
Carlos García
Runs batted in
197
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

Carlos Jesús García Guerrero (born October 15, 1967) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball

Anaheim Angels (1998) and San Diego Padres (1999). He is a former Manager of the Pirates' Double-A affiliate, the Altoona Curve.[1] In 2018, he became manager of the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League
.

Playing career

García signed as an amateur free agent with the Pirates in 1987. He spent nearly three seasons at the Pirates'

runs batted in. Originally a shortstop the Pirates' trade of José Lind offered García an opportunity at second base, as Jay Bell
was entrenched at shortstop. He enjoyed his best seasons in 1995 and 1996, batting .294 and .285.

In a 610-game career, García hit for .266 (580 of 2178), with 33 homers, 197 RBI, 274

stolen bases
.

He was the Pirates lone representative at the 1994 All Star game; he singled in his only at bat.

In 1996, García was traded with Orlando Merced and Dan Plesac to the Toronto Blue Jays for José Silva, two minor leaguers, and players to be named later, who included Abraham Núñez and Craig Wilson. García finished his career with single seasons with the Blue Jays, Anaheim Angels and San Diego Padres.

Coaching career

García served as the first base and third base coaches for the Seattle Mariners from 2005 through 2007. He served as the first base coach and infield instructor for the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2010 season.

Carlos was named the manager of the

Class High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, in December 2010. In 2013, he was promoted as manager of the Pirates' Double-A affiliate the Altoona Curve.[2] It was announced on Sep 23, 2014 that he would be fired from his position with the Altoona Curve.[3]

García was announced as the hitting coach for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League for the Spring Tournament of the 2018 season. He was promoted to manager for the Fall Tournament of the 2018 season, but left the organization prematurely for personal reasons.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Curve Fire Manager Carlos Garcia - WeAreCentralPA.com - your one stop community web portal for all your Central Pennsylvania News, Sports and Weather, powered by WTAJ Your News Leader". Archived from the original on 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  2. ^ Biertempfel, Rob (January 4, 2013). "Pirates make minor league managerial assignments".
  3. ^ "Curve Fire Manager Carlos Garcia - WeAreCentralPA.com - your one stop community web portal for all your Central Pennsylvania News, Sports and Weather, powered by WTAJ Your News Leader". Archived from the original on 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2014-09-23.

External links

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